| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | The Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of the State University of New York at Binghamton UniversityResearch & Higher Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $500,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | GENESEE COUNTY IDAEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $56,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Town of AmherstEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community DevelopmentSports & Recreation | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $31,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Schoharie CountyEconomic DevelopmentPublic Safety & Justice | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $30,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | High Roller Productions LLCEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $29,821,524 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | EntryPoint Networks IncEconomic DevelopmentTechnology & Cybersecurity | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $29,626,817 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Livingston CountyEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $26,549,730 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Excelsior Sciences of New York, Inc.Economic DevelopmentResearch & Higher Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $25,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Commission, Inc.Arts & CultureHousing & Community DevelopmentCivic & DemocracyEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $24,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | FeedMore Western New YorkFood & AgricultureHuman Services | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $24,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Horizon Scripted Television Inc.Economic DevelopmentArts & Culture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $20,461,691 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Clinton CountyEconomic DevelopmentPublic Safety & JusticeTransportation & InfrastructureVeterans | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $20,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Southern Tier NetworkEconomic DevelopmentTechnology & CybersecurityWorkforce & Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $18,190,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Mesquite Productions, Inc.Economic DevelopmentArts & Culture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $16,886,321 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Mesquite Productions, Inc.Arts & Culture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $15,436,490 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Cornell UniversityResearch & Higher EducationEconomic DevelopmentFood & Agriculture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $15,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Oneida County Industrial Development AgencyEconomic DevelopmentWorkforce & Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $14,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Dryden FiberTechnology & CybersecurityEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $11,641,537 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | New York City Department of Small Business ServicesEconomic DevelopmentWorkforce & Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $11,500,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Twentieth Century Fox Film CorporationEconomic DevelopmentArts & Culture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $10,737,209 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | New York Hall of ScienceArts & CultureResearch & Higher EducationEconomic DevelopmentYouth & Families | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $10,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc.Arts & CultureEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $10,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Netflix Productions, LLCEconomic DevelopmentArts & Culture | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $9,371,537 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Zoological Society of Buffalo, Inc.Arts & CultureEconomic DevelopmentEnvironment & Conservation | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $9,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Equitable Financial Life InsuranceEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $9,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteResearch & Higher EducationEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $8,954,936 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Stalwart ProductionsEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $8,910,102 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Unither U.S. CorporationEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $7,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Sherburne Area Local Development CorporationEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $6,939,124 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Village of AmityvilleEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $6,743,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Bridgewater Intermediate Holdings, LP & SubsidiariesEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $6,500,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Franklin CountyEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $5,847,121 |
| FY2024 | — | Legal Aid SocietyImmigration & Legal ServicesHuman Services | MultipleNYC Schedule C ↗ | $5,533,334 |
| FY2024 | Brooklyn Delegation | Defender ServicesImmigration & Legal ServicesHuman Services | MultipleNYC Schedule C ↗ | $5,533,333 |
| FY2024 | — | Bronx Defenders, TheImmigration & Legal ServicesPublic Safety & JusticeHuman Services | DSS/HRANYC Schedule C ↗ | $5,533,333 |
| FY2024 | — | Consortium for Worker Education (CWE)Workforce & EducationHuman Services | SBSNYC Schedule C ↗ | $5,255,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Holcim US IncEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $5,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | LOTTE Biologics USA, LLCEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $5,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Pace UniversityResearch & Higher EducationEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $5,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | City of SyracuseEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $4,867,681 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Counties of Warren and Washington Industrial Development AgencyEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $4,739,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Village of MassenaEconomic DevelopmentPublic Safety & JusticeSports & RecreationTransportation & Infrastructure | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $4,699,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Huntington (T)Economic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $4,675,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | The Lodge at Schroon Lake LLCEconomic DevelopmentHousing & Community Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $4,100,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | GLOW Young Men's Christian Association, Inc. d/b/a Genesee County YMCAYouth & FamiliesEconomic DevelopmentSports & Recreation | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $4,075,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | City of UticaEconomic Development | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $4,000,000 |
| FY2024 | — | ExpandED Schools, Inc.Youth & FamiliesWorkforce & EducationArts & Culture | NYC Council Adopted Budget Schedule C (FY2024)NYC Schedule C ↗ | $4,000,000 |
| FY2024 | — | United Federation of Teachers Educational Foundation, Inc.Workforce & EducationYouth & FamiliesCivic & Democracy | DOENYC Schedule C ↗ | $4,000,000 |
| FY2024 | — | ExpandED Schools, Inc.Youth & FamiliesWorkforce & EducationArts & Culture | NYC Council Adopted Budget Schedule C (FY2024)NYC Schedule C ↗ | $4,000,000 |
| FY2024 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.HealthResearch & Higher Education | Empire State Developmentdata.ny.gov ↗ | $4,000,000 |